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<h1>Oatmeal Scotchies</h1>
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<td>1&frac14; cups all-purpose flour</td>
<td rowspan="4">combine</td>
<td rowspan="9">beat</td>
<td rowspan="11">stir</td>
<td rowspan="11">bake 7&ndash;8 minutes at 375&deg;F</td>
<td rowspan="11">cool 2 minutes on sheet</td>
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<td>1 t  baking soda</td>
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<td>&frac12; t salt</td>
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<td>&frac12; t ground cinnamon</td>
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<td>1 c (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened</td>
<td rowspan="5">beat</td>
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<td>&frac34; c granulated sugar</td>
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<td>&frac34; c packed brown sugar</td>
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<td>2 large eggs</td>
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<td>1 t vanilla extract or grated peel of 1 orange</td>
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<td>3 c quick or old-fashioned oats</td>
<td class="righthide" rowspan="2" colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
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<td>1&#x2154; c (311 g) butterscotch chips (or chocolate&hellip;)</td>
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<li>Combined flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a small
bowl. Set aside.</li>
<li>Beat together butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.</li>
<li>Beat flour mixture  into butter mixture.</li>
<li>Stir in oats and chips.</li>
<li>Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.</li>
<li>Bake 7&ndash;8 minutes at 375&deg;F.</li>
<li>Cool 2 minutes on sheet before transferring to racks.</li>
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<p>Makes about 48 cookies</p>

<h3>Variation: Pan Cookies</h3>
Grease a 15&Prime;&times;10&Prime; pan. Spread dough into pan and bake
18&ndash;22 minutes. Cool completely in pan.

<p class="confession">Shamelessly stolen from <a
href="http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/18478/Oatmeal-Scotchies/detail.aspx/">Nestl&eacute;'s
Very Best Baking</a></p>
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